<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks to everyone for your responses. = I'm planning to take the Piano Technology course at the University of Western = Ontario. The next starting date isn't until September 2004 so I will continue = investigate this new venture: watching this forum, talking to piano techs, and = researching opportunities in the area.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think this is an honourable = profession and would love to be part of it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brad Selves</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bselves@sympatico.ca = href="mailto:bselves@sympatico.ca">Brad Selves</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 09, 2003 = 9:54 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> on becoming a piano = tech</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm contemplating a career change = into Piano Tech and would love it if you Technicians/Tuners (what do you usually call yourselves?) could give me some insight into the career choice and business.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although I think this career would be = a great fit with me (grew up playing piano, love working with my hands, have = made guitars & furniture, like being self-employed), I want to know = this is a viable career before I quit my job to go back to school for = this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So having said this, my questions are = these (for now):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there demand for Piano Techs? Is = demand growing/shrinking/stable?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Where is the demand? Is it private/institutions/stores/manufacturers/somewhere else?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is a reasonable range of annual = income? What about starting out? I live in Southwestern Ontario, Canada if it makes = a difference?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would you recommend this = career?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you have any other answers to = questions you think I should be asking but haven't?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your considerations in advance.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>